Swirl Finding Background

[Midnite8]

Is there an ideal background/background color to be at when spotting for swirls with your light? I will be detailing under a canopy with enclosed sidewalls, the sidewalls are a blue color. I can put a different color sidewall on it if necessary.

[VISITOR]

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...n-halogen.html

[Midnite8]

I actually built that DIY light setup. My question maybe a bit confusing but for example, if I am in the garage, my background would most likely be cement/gray walls or even the white dry wall.

[lawrenceSA]

I have always found that having the room you are working in as dark as possible will help show up swirls, so I tend to turn all the lights off when inspecting the paint. Not sure how this factors into the actual wall colors?

[Joe@NextLevelDetail]

I have always found that having the room you are working in as dark as possible will help show up swirls, so I tend to turn all the lights off when inspecting the paint. Not sure how this factors into the actual wall colors?

I agree with Lawrence, When a customer comes in for a consultation, And I really want to show them how bad their car really is. I turn off the overhead lights in the shop and place my 2 Led Lights on the panel that I am going to be performing a test spot on.

This shows the customer the quality of your work. All while showing them how bad their car really is.

I typically only use this method when a person is educated and knows about swirl marks and scratches and actually wants them removed.

[Midnite8]

I don't have a garage so I will be polishing under a canopy that has sidewalls, like this: https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/dks...NODR_Royal_is/

Hopefully my Scangrip Sunmatch and the DIY lighting setup linked above by VISITOR will show the swirls.